Wall and block for making the same.



No. 864,301. P-ATENTED SEPT. 3, 1997. 0 RICHARDS.

WALL AND B LOUK FOR MAKING THE SAME.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1906.

W/ITNESSES: 1

iif I A TTORNE 1 5 No. $643M. PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907.

. 0. RICHARDS. WALL AND BLUGK FOR MAKING THE SAME.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1906.

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UNITED -2%.-

PATjll i it ORLANDO RICHARDS, F BRISTOL, WISCONSIN.

-WALL AND BLOCK FOR MAKING TE SAME.

To rill whom it hwy concern:

Be it known that ORLANDO ltlcHARns, a citizen of j the UnitedS ates,residing at Bristo], in the county of Kenoslia .tate oiWisconsin, haveinvented a new and nsetul W-all and Block for Making the Same, of

the. plaster; v

A- -i'urtl1er object is to provide a wall formed of a plib rality ofinterlocking telescopic blocks some of which arep rovid'cd withjoist-receiving recesses. "A further object is-to provide a hollowsubstantially cylindrical block having oppositely disposedffiat laces ofless area than the intermediate portion of the block and adapted toregisterwith the corresponding fiat ,1 faces of adjacent blocks when saidblocks are laid into small i 1 A still further object of the inventionis to form the several blocks with oppositely disposed spaced lockmgrecesses adapted to receive the recessed ends of the blocks in anadjacent course whcrebythe several blocks may be firmly bound togetherwithout the employment of cement; morta-r. or other binding material. 4I With these and other objects in view the invention consists intheconstruction and novel combination and arrangement; of partshereinafter fully described. and illustrated in thea ccompanyingdrawings, it being unl ders tood thatvarions changes in form,proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to wi thinthe scope of the appended claims. s

i In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specificationflFigui'e l is a perspective view of a por 'tion oi awall iormed ofbuilding blocks constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is aside eleva tion of the extcriorfof the wall. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveView of one of the corner blocks. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional viewof the same. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line5-5 of Figf l. Fig. 6 is side elevation of one of the lloor supportingjoists. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a modified form of block. Fig. 8is a top plan viewof a corner block' used in connoction witlrthe blockshown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a top plan view showinga slightlydiiiercntform of corner 12. Fig.-+l2 isiasideplevation of one of the blocksSpecification of Letters Patent. llpplicationiiled August 3,1906.

l0 is a pl tn ,vionpol'a portion of. a w all j A otlio lt nlllgOliCOUlOIblock. Fig. ll is a sectional view of a wall formed of the blocks shownin Fig.

Serial No. 329,109.

[relented Sept. 2, 1907. i

Fig l l is a top plan view of portion of a wall showing the mannenofforming partitions. Figs 15 to ,l9 in.

elusive are top plan views illustrating modified forms 9 oi cornerblocks. f j

- Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all ofthe figures of the drawings.

The preferred form of wall shownin l of the drawings consists of aplurality of hollow blocks, each consisting of a substantiallycylindrical. body portion. 5 having oppositely disposed :llat faces (1'and 7 proforably off-set from the curved walls of the body portion toform parallel longitudinally disposed flanges 8 adapted to bear againstthe flanges of odjaccntblocks when said 1 blocks are laid into a wall.no blocks 5 are preferably formed of. cement, concrete or other plasticmaterial and the exposed faces (1' and 7 of said blocks are preferablyof less arc-n. than. that of the intermediate or cylindrical bodyportion thereby to produce curved or semi-cylindrical end walls, asshown.

The oppositc'onds of the intermediate blocks are provided withvertically disposed recesses 9 preferably four in number and extendinglongitudinally of the curved end walls of the block, the blocks in someof the courses of the wall being provided with elongated slots orjoist-receiving openings 10 adapted to receive the slotted ends 11 ofthe joists 12.

The locking recesses 8 and 9 of the intermediate blocks receive therecessed ends of adjacent blocks the recessed ends of said blocksintcrl'itting with the curved walls of one block and. disposed within ortelescoping the hollowbody portion of the adjacent block, as shown; l inFig. l of the drawing thereby firmly binding the v several blockstogether without the employment of comcnt, mortar or other bindingnmterial.

The corner blocks. 13 are provided with angularly disposed faces 14 andare also provided at their opposite ends with a plurality of lockingrecesses 15 proforably three in number and extending longitiulinally ofthe curved walls of tho blocks to coincide with the reccssos in theintermediate blocks.

The intermediate recesses l6 oi the corner blocks are preferably twiceas wide as the rcccsscslli thereby to v accommodate the walls of theintermediate blocks which interlock with said corner blocks. The Hatsluiiaccs oi the intermediate and corner blocks at tho outcr lace oi theWall may be cut, molded or otborwiso formed in imitation of wood. orchipped rock as shown,

so as to give the wall. a neat ornmnontitl' appearance.

In constructingtbc Wall the foundation course is lormod of alternate.whole and hall blocks after which the ronntining courscs are formed ofwhole .blocksxlis;

posed in staggered relation and arranged tobrcalc joint,

together and thus form a strong durable wall liaving a. plurality-ofvertically disposed i ir-cln'tmbcrsorilucsshown, with the lockingrmrcsscs of adjacent blocks intcrc'ngaging thereby to firmly bind theseveral blocks transverse partition.

extending througlront its height. As the succeeding courses are erectedthe joists 12 may be placed in position with the ends thereof disposedwithin the vertical line of the blocks and with the recesses ll bearingagainst the interior and exterior walls of said blocks thus supportingthe joists at the proper height without the necessity of cutting orotherwise mutilating the blocks. When the wall has reached thedesiredheight the half blocks l7 are placed on alternate whole blocks thusforming aflat surface at the top of the wall.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings'there is illustrated a inodilied form of theinvention in which the block 5 is elongated in shape, said block beingotherwise the same as those shown in Fig. 1. of the drawings.

in Fig. 8 there is illustrated a corner block designed for use inconnection with the block shown in Fig. 6, said block being providedwith an extension 18 the end of which is formed with locking recesses19, there being similar recesses 20 formed in the curved portion 21 ofsaid block and adapted to receive the curved ends 22 of the block shownin Fig. 6.

The corner block shown in Fig. l] is similar in construction to thecorner block 14 with the exception that the central locking recess isprovided with a vcrtlcal partition or Web defining a. pair of recesses24 for the reception of the walls of the adjacent blocks while in Fig.10 the corner block is formed with right angularly disposed extensions25 of equal length and each provided with locking recesses 26.

A further modified form of block is illustrated in Figs. ii to L'iinclirsive. In this form oi the device the block 27 is substantiallycylindrical in shape and provided with the locking recesses 29 adaptedto engage the locking recesses of adjacent blocks when said blocks arelaid into a wall. the exterior oi the wall in flliS form of the devicebcing preferably coated with ucment 30 so as to present a smoothexterior surface, as best shown in Fig. 10 of the. drawings.

Attention is called to the fact that the several blocks horciu shown anddescribed are interchangeable so that any or allot the said blocks maybe used in constructiug a Wall, it being found desirable in some casesto use alternate round and flat faces in cou structing a wall in orderto give the latter a neat orna- 'menlal appearance, while in other casesthe elongated blocks or cylindrical blocks having the oppositelydisposed flat faces are used exclusively in constructing said wall.

I In Fig. 14 of the drawings there is illustrated a inedificd form ofblock especially designed for connecting the adjacent. walls of abuilding thereby to form a The blocks 5 in this case are each providedwith curved portions 31 extending laterally from one face of the blockand provided with spaced recesses 32 adaptcd to receive thecorrespondingly rccesscd ends of thc blocks forming the partition 33thus locking the side walls together and dispensing with the employmentof the usual wooden partitions. v

in Figs. 15 to l7 inclusive the corner blocks 14 are curved or roundedat the corners, as indicated at 34 while in Figs. I8 and it) the sidewalls of the corner blocks are arranged at different angles to permitthe formation of bay windows, circular structures, silos and the like. I

From the foregoing description it is thought that the construction andoperationoi the device will be readily understood by those skilled inthe art and further description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed 1. A corner blockcomprising a body portion, having angnlarly disposed faces connected bya convex wall and provided with vertical stop shoulders disposed at: thejuncture of said faces and convex wall, there being locking recessesformed in the convex wall at the opposite ends thereof.

L. A corner block comprising: a hollow body portion having angular-1ydisposed faces connected by a convex wall and provided with verticalstop shoulders disposed at the juncture of said faces and convex wall,there being locking recesses formed in theopposite ends of the convexwall, one of said recesses being of greater width than the adja centrecesses.

.l. A corner block comprising a hollow body portion having' angular-1ydisposed faces connected by a convex wall and provided with verticalstop shoulders disposed at the juncture of said faces and convex wall,there being terminal and intermediate locking recesses formed in theopposite ends ot 'the convex wall, the intermediate i'ec ess h eing ofgreater, width than the terminal recesses.

, t. A wall ftj iim qd of a plurality of substantially cylindrical sideblocks having oppositely disposed parallel side wa ls connected byconvex end walls. there being locking recesses formed in the oppositeends of the convex end walls and inter-fitting with the walls of therecesses in an adjacent side block. and corner blocks each having angularly disposed faces connected by a convex wall. the opposite ends ofthe. convex walls of the corner blocks being providedwith lockingrecesses adapted to receive the conside walls connected by convex endwalls, there beinglocking; re nsscs formed in the opposite ends of theconvex end walls and interiitting with the walls of the recesses in theadjacent side blocks, and corner blocks each having angularly disposedfaces connected by a convex wall. the opposite ends of which areprovided with terminal and Intermediate locking recesses. the terminalrecesses of the corner blocks being adapted to receive the convex wallsof the adjacent side blocks and the intermediate recesses be ing widerthan the terminal recesses for the reception of the convex walls of twoof said side blocks.

ii. A wall formed of a plurality of substantially cylindrical sideblocks having oppositely disposed parallel side walls connected byconvex end walls and provided with vertical stop shoulders disposed atthe juncture of the side and end walls, there being locking recessesformed in the opposite ends of the convex end walls andlnterflttlng withthe walls of the recesses in an adjacent side block, and corner blockseach having angular-1y disposed faces connected by a convex wall. theconvex walls of the corner blocks being provided with oppositelydisposed recesses adapted to receive the convex walls of the adjacentside blocks, there being vertical stop shoulders formed on the cornerblocks at the juncture of the convex'walls and angular faces forengagement with the stop shoulders of the adjacent side blocks.

in testimony that. I claim the foregoing as my own. I have heretoaiilxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ORLANDO Rit-IIARDS.

Witnesses: v (nannies 'la uinmi,

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